St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-25
YESTERDAYS MARKET
On the Chicago Board of Trade Wheat
Was Quite Bullish Because Of
Strong Gables,
And Also by Reason of a Decrease in the
Visible Supply and Foreign
Decline.
Winter Wheat Endangered by Lack
of snow and Possible
Freeze.
Transactions in the Financial Circles
of Wall STRAIGHTFORWARD
Quota tons.

CHICAGO Jan. 24.-The wheat market had
bullish tone to-day on strong cables, fairly
large decrease in the visible supply and owing
to the decline in foreign securities; some
strength may have been impaired also from
the reports that the winter wheat fields are
bare of snow and that the grain is in danger
from hard freeze. The visible supply report
disclosed decrease of $4,000. The receipts
at eleven points aggregates 436, Geo, while the
export clearings from three ports aggregated
$4,000. The market opened y higher than
Saturday at 855s for May, rose to S5s4, fell off
to S5140gS53s, rose again on good bus ing to
S51s@1S6, and closed at outside figures. Corn
was moderately active and firm, due largely
to the strength shown in wheat and pro-
visions. The shipping demand showed some
Improvement while receipts continue to be
fair. The market opened Il higher than Sat-
Gay, lost the advance, then rose $s11z, and
closed at top figures. Oats ruled steady. clos
ing a shade higher. Provisions were active
and strong. Shorts" purchased mess pork
freely in consequence of the light receipts of
live hogs, advancing prices 25G30c per DBL,
declined 715@10c and closed steady. Lard and
short ribs ruled firm and closed u shade
better.
THE QUOTATIONS.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat-No. 2, January, opened at 79c
closing at 1880; February. rec, closing at
1890; March, 1899, closing at soc; May.
s55Ic, closing at s5N@S6c. Corn-No. 2.
January, SEC, closing at SEC; February, $780,
closing at 3614c; March, 363sc, closing at
S61ac: May, 4lhc. closing at 4l5sc. Oats
No. 2. January, 251sc, closing at 257sc; Feb
ruary, 255ac. closing at 255sc; March, 26c,
closing at CSC; May, 305gc, closing at 3059c.
Mess pork per barrel-January, $l2.52R,
closing at Sl2.521a; February, S12.52H. clos
ing at S12.521a; March, S12.55, closing at
$12. 5T15; May, Sl265, closing at $12.571a.
Lard per 100 pounds-January, S6.55. clos
ing at $3.50; February, S6.55, closing
at $3.50; March, s6.621a, closing at s6.57H:
May, $G.75, closing at $6.721a. Short
ribs per 100 pounds-January, $685.,
closing al $3.50; February, $685., clos
ing at $3.50; March, S6.4O, closing
at $3.50; May, $3.50, closing at $6.471a.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour quiet
and unchanged. Wheat No. spring, 1890;
No. 8 spring, 70072c; No. 2 red, 5000. Corn
No. 9, sec. Oats-No. 2, 255sc. Rye
No. 2, sac. Barey-No. =, 50@521ac. Flax
Seed-No. \, $1.03. Prime Timothy seed,
81. 9O0I.91. Mess pork per Dbl, S12.5215
Lard, per 100 lbs, S6.5O@6.521a. Short ribs
sides, loose. $3.50; dry sailed shoulders,
boxed, $5.3095.35; short clear sides, boxed,
S6.60@6.65. Whisky, d1stillers finished goods,
per gal, Sl.1S. Sugars. cut loaf. 614@65sc;
graduated, 61s@6Hc; Standard a. 554c.
Receipts-Flour. $1,000 bbs; wheat, $4,000
bu: corn, 100000 bu; oats. 100000 blu; rye.
10000 bu; barley, $4,000 blu. Shipments
Flour Is, GOO bbls; wheat, 5000 blu: corn,
10000 bu: oats. $1,000 bu: rye, LOCO tn;
barley, $4,000 bu. On the produce exchange
to-day the butter market was easy; cream
cry, 2l@2914c; dairy. 191a@24c. Roll, 14G19c.
Eggs, 2T@2Sc.